Satellites of Turkey

Last updated July 19, 2024

This is a list of satellites of Turkey.

Satellites

Large Communications satellites

Satellite	Developed/Built by	Launch Date	Launch Site	Launcher	Mass	Status	Note
Türksat 1A	Aérospatiale	24 January 1994	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44LP H10+	1,743 kg (3,843 lb)	Failed
Türksat 1B	Aérospatiale	10 August 1994	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44LP H10+	1,743 kg (3,843 lb)	Decommissioned (2006)
Türksat 1C	Aérospatiale	9 July 1996	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44L H10-3	1,743 kg (3,843 lb)	Decommissioned (2010)
Türksat 2A	Thales Alenia Space	10 January 2001	ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane-44P H10-3	3,530 kg (7,780 lb)	Decommissioned (2016)	Eurasiasat 1
Türksat 3A	Thales Alenia Space	12 June 2008	ELA-3 Guiana Space Centre	Ariane 5ECA	3,110 kg (6,860 lb)	In Service
Türksat 4A	Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)	14 February 2014	Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24	Proton-M/Briz-M	4,850 kg (10,690 lb)	In Service
Türksat 4B	Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)	16 October 2015	Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39	Proton-M/Briz-M	4,924 kg (10,856 lb)	In Service
Türksat 5A	Airbus Defence and Space	8 January 2021	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	3,500 kg (7,700 lb)	In Service
Türksat 5B	Airbus Defence and Space	19 December 2021^[1]^[2]	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4,500 kg (9,900 lb)	In Service
Türksat 6A	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	9 July 2024	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4,250 kg (9,370 lb)	In Service	Launched.^[3]

Earth Observation/Reconnaissance satellites
Satellite	Developed by	Launch Date	Launch Site	Launcher	Mass	Status	Note
BİLSAT-1	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	27 September 2003	Plesetsk 132/1	Kosmos-3M	130 kg (290 lb)	Decommissioned (2006)	^[4]
RASAT	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	17 August 2011	Dombarovsky 370/13	Dnepr	93 kg (205 lb)	Decommissioned (2022)	^[5]
GÖKTÜRK-2	Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	18 December 2012	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Chang Zheng 2D	400 kg (880 lb)	In Service	^[6]
GÖKTÜRK-1	Telespazio / Turkish Aerospace Industries	5 December 2016	Kourou ELV	Vega flight VV08	1,060 kg (2,340 lb)	In Service	^[7]
İMECE	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	15 April 2023	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	800 kg (1,800 lb)	In Service	^[8]
Fergani	Fergani Space	N/A	N/A	N/A	100 kg (220 lb)	Planned	^[9]
Micro Satellite	Turkish Aerospace Industries	2027	N/A	N/A	150 kg (330 lb)	Planned	^[10]
GÖKTÜRK-Y	Turkish Aerospace Industries	2027	N/A	N/A	1,000 kg (2,200 lb)	Planned	It will replace GÖKTÜRK-1.^[11]^[12]
GÖKTÜRK-3	Turkish Aerospace Industries/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute/Aselsan	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,000 kg (2,200 lb)	Planned	^[13]^[14]
İMECE-2	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	2027	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	^[15]
İMECE-3	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	2028	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	^[15]

Cube/Nano/Pico Satellites
Satellite	Developed by	Mission type	Launch Date	Launch Site	Launcher	Mass	Status	Note
ITUpSAT1	Istanbul Technical University/Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Educational and technology demonstration/Earth observation	23 September 2009	Satish Dhawan FLP	PSLV-C14	990 g (35 oz)	Decommissioned	^[16]
TürkSAT-3USAT	Istanbul Technical University/ Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory and Radio Frequency Electronics Laboratory	Amateur radio communications and engineering data collection	26 April 2013	Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2	Chang Zheng 2D	4 kg (8.8 lb)	Decommissioned	^[17]
BeEagleSAT	Istanbul Technical University	Scientific research	18 April 2017	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Atlas V	1 kg (2.2 lb)	Decommissioned	^[18]
HAVELSAT	Istanbul Technical University	Technology demonstration and scientific research	18 April 2017	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Atlas V	1 kg (2.2 lb)	Decommissioned	^[19]
UBAKUSAT	Istanbul Technical University	Technology demonstration and amateur radio communications	2 April 2018	Kennedy LC-39A	Falcon 9 FT, CRS-14	3 kg (6.6 lb)	Decommissioned	^[20]
ASELSAT	ASELSAN	Technology demonstration	13 January 2021	Kennedy LC-39A	Falcon 9 Block 5	3 kg (6.6 lb)	In Service	^[21]
GRIZU-263A	Bülent Ecevit University	Scientific research and educational purposes	13 January 2022	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1 kg (2.2 lb)	In Service	^[22]
Plan-S Connecta-T1.1	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	25 May 2022	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4 kg (8.8 lb)	In Service	Test satellite^[23]
Plan-S Connecta-T1.2	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	3 January 2023	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	4 kg (8.8 lb)	In Service	Test satellite^[23]
TÜBITAK UZAY SSS-2B	TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	Technology demonstration	14 April 2023	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	3 kg (6.6 lb)	In Service	^[24]
Plan-S Connecta-T2.1	PLAN-S	Earth observation and IoT connectivity	15 April 2023	Cape Canaveral SLC-40	Falcon 9 Block 5	6 kg (13 lb)	In Service	^[25]
Plan-S Connecta-T3.1	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	11 November 2023	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	6 kg (13 lb)	In Service	^[25]
Plan-S Connecta-T3.2	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	11 November 2023	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	6 kg (13 lb)	In Service	^[25]
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	July 2024	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	N/A	Planned	PLAN-S will launch more than 100 satellites^[26]^[27]
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	July 2024	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	N/A	Planned
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	July 2024	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	N/A	Planned
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	IoT Communication and Earth Observation	July 2024	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Falcon 9 Block 5	N/A	Planned
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	N/A	October 2024	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	N/A	October 2024	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	N/A	October 2024	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S Connecta	PLAN-S	N/A	October 2024	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S - 4 satellites	PLAN-S	N/A	2024	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S - 8 satellites	PLAN-S	N/A	2025	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S - 8 satellites	PLAN-S	N/A	2025	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S - 16 satellites	PLAN-S	N/A	2026	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned
Plan-S - 16 satellites	PLAN-S	N/A	2027	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned

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[1] Sahin, Tuba (7 April 2021). "Turkey to launch Turksat 5B communications satellite in Q4". Anadolu Agency . Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[2] "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5B". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.

[3] Mike Wall (2024-07-08). "SpaceX launches Türkiye's 1st homegrown communications satellite to orbit (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.

[4] "BILSAT-1". Archived from the original on 2013-03-21.

[5] "RASAT". Archived from the original on 2012-12-27.

[6] "GÖKTÜRK-2".

[7] "GÖKTÜRK-1".

[8] "İMECE". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[9] "Fergani Uzay". ferganispace.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[10] "Micro satellite by TAI".

[11] Torlak, Hakan (2022-10-24). "GÖKTÜRK-Y". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[12] "GÖKTÜRK-Y project".

[13] "GÖKTÜRK-3".

[14] "GÖKTÜRK-3 project".

[:0-15] 1 2 "İMECE-2 & İMECE-3". 22 January 2024.

[16] "ITUpSAT1". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21.

[17] "TurkSat-3USat (Turkish Satellite - 3U Satellite) - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[18] "BeEagleSat (QB50 TR01)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[19] "HAVELSAT (QB50 TR02)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[20] "UBAKUSAT".

[21] "ASELSAT". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[22] Clark, Stephen. "Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 105 satellites – Spaceflight Now" . Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[:3-23] 1 2 "Plan-S signs contract with ENPULSION to procure electric propulsion systems for CONNECTA IoT Constellation - Enpulsion". 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

[24] Kulu, Erik. "SSS-2B". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[:4-25] 1 2 3 Kulu, Erik. "Connecta T2.1". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[:1-26] "Yerli takım uyduları göreve hazır". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

[:2-27] "Türkiye'den ilk takım uyduları fırlatma için yola çıktı". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

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